Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:55:43 -0800 http://www.newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daniel_pipes/top_stories http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daniel_pipes/top_stories NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://www.newstrust.net/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/27987/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/27987/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/scientific_american?ref=rss">Scientific American</a> - Oct. 14 (Not sure) - </span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/27987?ref=rss">5.0 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/27987?ref=rss">See&nbsp;Review&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/27987/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Military Infectious Diseases Islam Corruption in Congress Corruption Wed, 16 May 2007 11:30:30 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7862/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7862/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daniel_pipes?ref=rss">Daniel Pipes</a> - By Daniel Pipes - May. 16 (Opinion) - My visit to Istanbul this week comes in the midst of the greatest challenge to the Turkish secular republic since its creation in 1923. Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire, the republic came into existence at about the high-water mark of Western confidence, when it appeared that European ways would become the global template. Atatürk imposed a dizzying array of changes, including European laws, the Latin alphabet, the Gregorian calendar, personal last names, hats instead of fezzes, monogamy, Sunday as the day of rest, a ban on dervishes, the legal right to drink alcohol, and Turkish as a liturgical language.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7862?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7862?ref=rss">6&nbsp;Reviews&nbsp;&raquo;</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/7862/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Turkey